We made it! 12 whole days of Christmas Cookies! I tried to balance new with old family favorites; easy with more complicated; and traditional with more modern creations. The hardest thing about the past 12 days was narrowing down the Christmas cookies to bake: I have dozens of cookbooks and some are even devoted to…

There is something about cupcakes that gets my creative side all excited. I think it’s the seemingly endless combinations of cake, filling and frosting. And then you start adding different crumbles to the tops and my head practically bursts from all the ideas! I thought it would be fun to gather up my favorite Thanksgiving…

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I’m overjoyed that you have stopped by! This blog combines my passions for cooking, baking, recipe development, cookbooks, and American history. I post a smorgasbord of heirloom and heritage recipes, my personal creations, and modern recipes that are just too good not to share!